Brake Pedal And Linkage Problems of Chevrolet Astro

I have reported this before due to several other close calls that I had, but the same thing has happened to two others in the same vehicle. When depressing the brake pedal (because it is so small - 2"x2. 6") your foot can be on the edge of the pedal and it will slip off as you apply more pressure. This happens when you are nearing a stop or having to make a quick stop. We have had several near miss accidents, the last would have been a right angle collision with a dump truck right in the driver's door. The vehicle is a 2003 Astro van with automatic transmission. Foot space is limited only if it would be a stick shift requiring a clutch. The brake pedal is the smallest in our fleet and not much larger than the emergency brake pedal. The vehicle is now parked pending a safety review.

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The brake pedal was to small. When the consumer applied the brake, her foot slipped off the brake pedal.

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The pedal positions and drivers foot room on my 1997 Chevrolet Astro contributed to an accident. I was turning left into a driveway which I could see was iced over. I was driving less than 5 mph and braking when I entered the driveway and felt the anti-lock brakes begin to function. The brake pedal immediately dropped down and the van no longer decelerated. In fact the van accelerated the harder I stood on the brake pedal at which point I realized my right foot was pressing the accelerator as well as the brake. As I tried to move my right foot further left my size 12 right shoe got tangled with my size 12 left shoe in the drivers foot well. By the time I correctly positioned my feet and was able to press exclusively on the very small brake pedal the van crashed into the garage, penetrating the door and coming to a stop as it met the resistance of the vehicle parked in the garage. It happened so fast at first I felt like an idiot for having an accident until I analyzed the chain of events. I discovered the way I normally position my feet, out stretched in the foot well is unsafe. I noticed when I apply the brake with the ball of my right foot during normal stops the overall width of my shoe hovers over the accelerator pedal. This is normally of no consequence because the brake pedal hits bottom above the height of where the accelerator pedal rests during non-abs stops. However when the pedal drops down during abs assist the foot room is too tight. This requires me to rest my left foot leg bent on the left wheel well. Although this is uncomfortable for me I believe I will need to drive this way for safety purposes. Short of gm reengineering this poor design, adult men need to be made aware of this potential while driving these vans. There are a lot of Astros and GMC safaris on the road. I can't believe I am the only person who has had this problem.

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Brake pedal locked up, and they were unable to press down on brake pedal. This could have causde an accident. Cause unknown. Dealer notified.

While attempting to stop the consumers foot hit both the brake and accelerator pedal causing the vehicle not to stop, consumer believes the brake pedal and accelerator are too close together. Nlm.

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Brake and gas pedals are too close together. When applying brake pedal it's difficult to keep foot off gas pedal.

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The rubber brake cover slipped off the brake while consumer was depressing it causing consumer foot to hit the gas pedal, lurch forward and hit the vehicle in front of him.

Design and position of brake pedal, which in length is higher than the gas pedal, caused the occupant's foot to get stuck underneath the brake pedal and depress it, causing vehicle to go into reverse at high speed, and crashing into a wall. Please provide further information.

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The contact owns a 1998 Chevrolet Astro. The contact stated that there was not enough space between the brake pedal and the motor cover for him to maneuver his feet. He was concerned that he could possibly get his foot caught between the brake pedal and motor cover in the event that he needed to apply the brakes quickly. The VIN was unknown. The failure and current mileages were less than 114,000. Updated 04-20-09 updated 04/24/09.

Due to the size and placement of the brake pedal in this vehicle, being inconsistent with industry standard, driver was unable to locate it in an emergency situation in time to avoid a collision. The crash occurred during driver's first week of driving this vehicle.

Brake pedal extension is inoperative; other: air bag non-workable for consumer's wife who is less than 57 inches in height and weighs less than 57 pounds.

Due to a design flaw brake and accelerator pedals arevery close and at the same level,making it very easy to mistakenly depress both pedals at the same time. This happene dtwice, once resulting in an accident while backing up.

Vehicle was in a crash due to the brake pedal being so close to the gas pedal, and also being so small. Manufacturer says vehicle is safe.